Naked Economics
by Charles Wheelan
Economics without the equations: markets, incentives, government, information, trade, development, the Fed. The best single introduction for a general reader.
Read it if…
you never took economics and want to understand the news.
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Skip it if…
you have an economics degree.
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Three things you will actually use
- Incentives matter.
- Markets allocate; governments correct.
- Trade makes both sides richer, with losers.
Do this first
Read the chapters on incentives and on the Fed.
Our verdict
Economics, undressed.
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